Pico do Arieiro
Rugged volcanic summit reached by road, with sunrise views above the clouds and ridge trails.
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About this audio guide
This guide to Pico do Arieiro on Madeira leaves the famous view for a moment and turns to the working people of these peaks in the early nineteenth century, when winter snow was a crop worth harvesting. It follows the stone Snow Well on the road below the summit, the disputed story of who ordered it, and the men whose job began once summer arrived. Best heard at the summit railing, facing south toward the coast.
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